If you haven’t heard by now, the United States Men’s National Soccer team suffered it’s biggest defeat in history on Tuesday night, losing to pitiful Trinidad & Tobago by a score of 2-1, failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in the process.
While Team USA missing the 2018 World Cup in Russia is a huge blow for soccer fans, it’s mainly a crushing blow to the youth of the nation playing the sport. A kid who could have been the best soccer player this country has ever seen may not even play the sport now because of Team USA’s absence from the World Cup.
Just imagine an 8-year-old boy watching Christian Pulisic score a World Cup goal — kid will probably be glued to a soccer ball for the rest of his life. Now? Nothing.
BBC interviewed a bunch of kids to see how they feel about Team USA not making the World Cup and let’s just say they didn’t mince words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGYSo3ocvoM
While we’re all laughing at Team USA’s plights now, as a true soccer fan, let me tell you, it is going to SUCK not having them in Russia next summer.
So, with that said, Forza Azzurri!
